Emotional Avoidance
The shared mechanism across addictive behaviors is using activity to escape internal experience rather than engagement with the activity itself. Relentless activity is the primary mechanism through which emotional avoidance is maintained.…
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The shared mechanism across addictive behaviors is using activity to escape internal experience rather than engagement with the activity itself. Relentless activity is the primary mechanism through which emotional avoidance is maintained. Inability to sit still prevents the quiet introspection that would force confrontation with underlying emotional pain.